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  • Title: Use of WuScope for exchange of endotracheal tube in a patient with difficult airway.
    Author: Sprung J, Wright LC, Dilger J.
    Journal: Laryngoscope; 2003 Jun; 113(6):1082-4. PubMed ID: 12782828.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To describe a method for the exchange of a defective endotracheal tube using the WuScope in patients with difficult airways who cannot tolerate interrupted ventilation. STUDY DESIGN: Case report. METHODS: Detailed description of proposed modality for the endotracheal tube exchange. RESULTS: Exchanging a defective endotracheal tube in patients with a "difficult airway" and compromised oxygenation can be a challenging task. Performing fiberoptic visualization with the WuScope and using a "double intubation" technique may be an acceptable method for endotracheal tube exchange in some clinical situations. CONCLUSION: By using our technique the exchange of an endotracheal tube in a patient with a difficult airway may be achieved without interrupting the ventilation.
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